I simply have 12 balloons I tie, then post a menu of sorts that the children can choose from…

So all you need to learn is about a dozen animals and you have a new money making skill to put into your act.

Simple one balloon sculptures are easy to learn and although you won’t earn any awards, you will pocket more cash and can increase you booking prices.

I suggest purchasing a course or simply watching youtube videos, and in as short as a week, you will have a new skill.

Simple?

Beyond belief…

I often set up at local markets and fairs and tie balloons. It is a great way to pocket some tip money, but what’s even better is I get to pass out my business cards and get more bookings from parents who loved that I tied a balloon for their kid.

I have even been booked to do strictly balloon twisting events where I tied ballloon scultures exclusivly.

Give it a try. It adds to your skillset and like I said, it is by no means hard to learn…

He specializes in sleight of hand and the manipulation of small objects, such as cards and coins.

His stage show has Japanese influence, and masks play a large part, as well as fire effects.

He started the “McBride’s Magic and Mystery School” to teach students the ins and outs of stage magic.

The school is world renowned and is the foremost authority on magic teaching as far as magician schools are concerned.

Magicians such as Eugene Burger, Teller, Lance Burton and Johnny Thompson all play a part in the institution allowing for some of the greatest teachings from some of the greatest minds in the magic community.

Dove Magic is one the most elegant forms of magic. The magicians that do it well, do it with class and grace.

Dove magic is not as common as the community makes it out to be. It is rather, a standout niche genre of the magical arts.

Although done with grace and elegance, dove magic takes years and years of practice, mostly with the same birds.

White homing pigeons, the birds used in the magical art, are chosen for some distinct reasons. They are very quite so loaded and hidden birds won’t reveal themselves. They are content in small quarters for easy concealment. They are easily trained. And lastly they are beautiful.

If you are interested in learning this standout niche of magic there are a few resources i can recommend:

There are some historians that claim the cups and balls date back to the Egyptians. This is all a matter of speculation as there is only a small amount of evidence to this effect and we may never truly know the real origins of the cups and balls unless new evidence is discovered.

The cups and balls performed today consists of three balls and three cups. The magician, with some sleight of hand, makes the balls jump from cup to cup and penetrate them as well.

Over the years magicians have modified the classic cups and balls routine and replaced the cups with things such as bowls or hats.

The famous shell game used by con-artists is a variation of the cups and balls.